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The Press and Banner " ly e? ABBEVILLE, 8. C. sh : - "" ta Published Every Wednesday by THE PRESS AND BANNER CO. WM. P. GREENE. Editor St m WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1915 so th ti< HOW TO MAKE AND T] KEEP THE ROADS SMOOTH A, The subject again being good ti] roads, and how to make and keep ^ them smooth, we reproduce at length a letter just issued by the American Highway Association on this subject. w' It is so full of good sense that we m believe it will be appreciated by the hi nublic. It is as follows: 1 "The traffic on earth and graven ?sj, roads has a constant tendency to f0 develop ruts, chuck holes, and de- bt pressions. The chief aim and pur- le, pose of roacb maintenance is to pre- re vent and remedy this destructive wi action. To be successful and effi- m cient, road maintenance must be ru systematic and continuous. Hap- in hazard work is expensive, and unsat- ui ii-fa/itnrv. If the road is very rough and un- at even or the crown very low the road to machine or grader is very .efficient vi for placing it in shape. One muit ,ar guard, however, against the all too ke common, practice of the tod it and other vegetable matter and re-. U{ fuse from the' sides, and ditches on A' to the road. In general, on the nc clay and heavy soil roads all vege- ^ table or spongy material should be carefully excluded. Such materials Bl absorb' moiistiire readily and furnish ^ but little resistance' against wear. ^ The road surface should be built up with the best'material pos&btte?ma- ^ terial which will pack and c'onsoliwWinli nril] Vicfc UAIC UHUCI UCUUV auu fTH*vu ??*** WV as nearly, water-proof as posible and will wear uniformly. * " .? * In general the road machine or ^ grader should be used in the Spring m of tiie year while the ground is |e moist and in such condition that it *n will work easily and at the same time pack well under passing traffic. Con- w siderable skill and judgment is required to use the road grader to ^ * fc the best advantage. An unskilled and careless operator will sometimes rc actually leave the road in a worse CI condition than when lie began work. ^ Do not scrape sod and refuse into the road. Good earth is%far better as it will not decay nor absorb mois* ture so readily. Po not be guilty of the too common practice of learmv ?nn?lpAitf r%f rlfwlc nr Iaaia earth along the middle of your road c<. road to impede traffic and absorb g, water at the first rain. Leave the aj roads smooth over the entire sur- h< face and traffic will spread and be b< less likely to produce ruts. Always in use the grader in such a way as to make the road better and not worse sc for the passing traffic. ^ When the road has been placed in gi g<?od condition as to crown and smoothness the road drag is the best r tool for maintaining it in that con* dition. Drag the road after each in rain while the surface is stilll moist th but not sticky. Use a light drag gi and move only a very little earth? n( just sufficient to fill the ruts and de- &( pressions and leave a slight surplus SO if the crown is low. Ride on the . drag and shift your position accord- , ing to the amount of earth necessary to be moved. If the rain has aT been of long duration it may be ad- d( visable to drag the road twice; first ver^ soon after the rain and again n< when the clay is drying out or begin- th ning to set. m Do not drag a dry road.* Sue- ^ st cessful dragging is dependent on a certain amount of water or moisture in the road surface. Practically all tr clays and most soils, if not too san- w dy, will puddle if worked when wet, th and on drying out will set very hard, je The drag in connection with traffic is essentially a puddling machine, lt; which, when properly used, leaves P* the road surface crowned and cover- in SI ed with a smooth layer of puddled ^ densely packed soil. This layer is as QJ nearly impervious to water as it is e: possible to make it. Following rains a( find litle or no place for lodgement, aj as the water quickly runs off to the ti side ditches. Unless the rain is long cc continued the road surface is not tii softened to anv ereat dentVi The P( prompt use of the drag after each n( rain leaves the surface smooth and ready to withstand the next storm. ^ Therefore, to make your road smooth, use a road machine or grad er to put it in proper shape in the th spring of the year. To keep your cs ad smooth, use the drag judicioui after each rain. This will keep o irth or gravel road in the bes ape in which it is possible to mail in it throughout the year." WHY IS A CHAIN GANG? Some years ago Senator Aldric ated that he could run the goveri ent of the United States at a sui i much less than that being pai tat we fear to undertake to mei :>n the amount?it was fabulou lie same is true in a small way i bbeville county. The county cor ruies to pay more and more taxe; is and the other office is create< it we ask the people of the count? here any real progress has bee ade in twenty years except in tb pAlirf ITn'llQO. tllUlilg VI WAW VVUl V A business man can reduce th :penses of Abbeville county b rty per cent. The roads can t itter worked, and at a great dei ss cost. The people had as we alize that the county chain gan ith its numerous bosses and guardi ust go, or the county will be ban! ipt. The expenses of maintaii g this institution so far out-meai e. the visible results that oughtful business man shoul >andon the enterprise. It take o much money to guard these coi cts, and too much to feed, cloth< id maintain them; too much t iep the organization going to mak anything except a constant drai >on the resources of this count] t least half the tijne the roads ar >t in condition to be worked; an e convicts are idle in so far a Ullg CUCUtlVC wyift, AO wvaawv* lit during this time the salaries.c e guards and bosses, the met lis, and the bread bills, the fee r stock, and other expanses, a ese, like interest, go on?go o ght and day and on Sundays. Let us cut expenses. TJie ' tini is come in Abbeville county fc me measure of relief ..from th lrdens of taxation. The preset ethods give and promise no result t us try some other way of worl g the public highways of the coui ' We assert that the public higl ays of the county can ^ be workc j the contract system at one ha ie amount now spent by the counl >r the purpose of working all tt tads of the county, big, little an oss-cowitry, and that the roa< ill be worked better than they ai day. ' i , 5 HEARSAY TESTIMONY. ,We have had occasion in the la sw days to notice how little v re; .A/lIkiliftr ic? fA Ka mtron liAflrsc cuiuuivjr 10 vv ww etimony. A youijg man of tt >unty was shot by a negro, on la jnday a week ago.. A day or tw 'terwards considerable shooting wi ;ard by nearby residents, the sho iing fired by some persons locate the general direction of the river, Evidently some person said 1 me other person that shots he ;en heard over on the river, ar iat he had a suspicion that the n< o, who shot the white man, hs ;en caught and lynched. The or (ceiving the news believing a litt! ronger in the conclusion than h former, told the next man, sayin iat there was no doubt that the m *o had been shot. And so tt ;ws traveled and like good liquc >t better with age. When it was finally told in Ande: n, the negro had been found hanj g from a tree, and he was so badl tot up that it was stated his bod ooked like a piece of beef-steak, id that the body had been take ntfn and thrown in the river. And now it comes about that th ;gro has not been captured; ths ie shooting was done by a crowd c en or boys fishing on the river; an lat there is no foundation for th ory published in all the daily ps jrs. But the next time a lawy< jjects to hearsay testimony on t? ial of a case some of these papei ill say that he is trying to obstrui ie ends of justice by technical ol ctions. But as it was with the lynching, s is with a great many other r< >rts, especially reports of a scand; i the community. From a mei ispicion and often without eve lis excuse, a person from reveng : other cause, or perhaps honestl; cnrpssps nn nHvprco rmininn r?n +V -r- V" V. :ts of some person; it is to] *ain; and then retold, and by tl me it has run the rounds of tl >mmunity, some person's reputj on is questioned, if not destroyedjrhaps the reputation of some ii jcent young woman. And it mak< ) difference how groundless it ma i proved to be, there will alwa] i someone who will profess to bi ?ve and repeat the report. And so it is that the experience ( te ages, as adjudged by the decide tses, that heaisay testimony is ii : 5* I OUR PUBj I?lntr< Through the Press Service of Agri h culture and Commerce, the -mastei j_ minds of this nation will l>e invitee to the public forum and asked to de 71 liver a message to civilisation. Met d who achieve seldom lalk, and mer l- who talk seldom achieve. There it 3. ^ no such thing as a uoiiiy thinker, and brevity is always a close companion to truth. 'v l" It will be a great privilege to stand s, by the side of men who can roll in J nltMi fha rnmorstnno .if Indnntrv tc j associate with men who can looh at the world and see to tfie bottom n of It; to commune wltli men who can e hear the roar of civilization a few i centuries away. * e Too often we listen to the rabble element of oar day that cries out y against every man who achieves, e "Crucify him." Mankind never hai il and probably never will produce-a 11 generation that appreciates the genius of its drfjr. There nover will be a crown without a cross, progress withB? out sacrifice or an achievement withc out a challenge. i- . This is an age of service, and that 3_ man is greatest who serves the largest imruber. The present geneirUou a has done more to improve the cond dltion of manlrind than any. chrillza;s tlon- sinpe (mma^ motive? began >he*r upward flight. Tfce Greeks gave human life inspiration, but while her orators e' were speaking with the' (Opgtteti' of 0 . angels,. her -Carners ^er? plowing e . with forked .stick#;, while her phlln osophers were emancipating human thought from bondage.- her traffic 1' . . ... .. . e - ;r. . . - " ' d competent, .and should not be heard, lS is vindicated, and the rule re-estabj lished, and its justice manifested. , THE LAW AS TO TOLLS Replying to a queiy from Frank ^ White of Springfield, Thos H. Peeples, attorney generay, has made n plain .the/law as to taking toll for grinding wheat , or any other grain. 6 The law requires thnt "no person ,r shall take more toll for grinding ^ wheat, etc., into good , flour than one-eighth part ' of any quantify *' under tert bushels, and for ten* bush?~ els or any quantity above, at one 1_ time brought, one-tenth part only; for any grain chopped into hominy, j etc., one-sixteenth part."?Yorkville Enquirer. y . ie NOT YET?BUT SOON V, L<* Recently when asked "Will you *s remain in politics, Mr. Bryan?" the re great speaker of parables spoke in this wise, saying: "Once upon a time a tenderfoot journeyed into the South on a huntst ing expedition. He lost his way in a* the back woods. Presently he came upon a cabin. In front of the cabin 10 , sat an old man. The tenderfoot Bt ro said: 'Hello.' The old man said 1S 'Hello.' The tenderfoot said: 'Have ts you lived here all your life?' The id old man replied: 'Not yet.' " Mr. Bryan hesitated a moment to to observe the effect of the parable on td his auditors. 'd Then the stern look on his face e" slowly dissolved into the great smile, and he added: 16 "I began taking an interest in polijs tics when about twenty years of age. I expect to sustain that interg_ est so long as I live. I am not a ie prophet and I can't tell what form >r that interest will take. But I shall ever retain a lively interest in what r_ we term politics." ' ? 7 AT CAESAR'S HEAD. J, (By N. 0. Pyles, Columbia, S. C.) ,n 'Tis evening at Caesar's Head, South Carolina. The beautiful sunie set and cool, crisp air betokened a it clear night. The tinklings of the >f bells of the "Cows coming home" 'd from adown the mountains' sides ie have ceased, and the barnyard fowls a" to their perch have gone. The foxes linvp lp-ff tVipiv ripns nnH flip nwls ' their hiding places. Ten thousand stars o'erhead ""twinkle like diamonds j. in the sky." Here, perhaps, in the distant past, so around the camp-fires of the red man, e- the stillness of the night oft was broal ken by the hideous yells of dancing :e warriors. :n From this eminence are seen many rg electric lights at different points along the Southern Railway, sending forth their brilliant rays over pretty ie villages, towns and cities. ie The ever-restless waters of neara by falls are distinctly heard above ? the gleeful shouts of playful child[l" ren. Bye and bye the rising moon 2S begins to shed her soft rays over sleeping mountains, fields and for7.Q ... e~ ests, making the scene, like some enchanted garden with the myriads of ,? nymphs, one of exceptional beauty !(j and grandeur. i- At length nature gives way to rest I * :> t -J. jc forum"] Dductory - moved on two-wheeled carta driven, r ?nd ofttimes drawn, by Blaves; while 1 her artists were painting divine - dreams on canvas, the streets of i proud Athene were lighted by firei brands dipped in tallow. i The genius of past ages sought to I arouse the intellect and stir the soul i but the master aainds of today are seeking to serve. Civilization has asI signed to America the greatest task i of the ?T<!Ate?t a?e, and the greatest i men that #rer trod the greatest planet ; are solving !L Their achievements i have astounded the whole world and i we challenge every age and nation ' to nam* men or products that can Approach In creative genius or masi terful skill in organization, the mar?-*elous achievements of the tremend-, ous men of the present day. Edison y can press a button and turn a light , on multiplied millions of homes; Vail i can take down tbu receiver and talk r- with fifty millions of people; Mo , Cormick's reaper can harvest the world's crop, and Fulton's steam engine moves the oommeroe of land and sea. ? The greateat thing a human being can do la to serve bla fellow men; Christ did It; Kings, decreet it, and wise men teach it It is the glory of this practical age that lldlson could find no higher calling than to beoozne the; 3&niU)r *to civilisation; Vail j the messenger to mankind; McCormick the. hired hand to agrioottare, and Pulton the teainatffr.to Industry, and blessed la the rfge that has such mastem for Its pcrrants. v.SAM ADAMS A1ITOBNEY-AT-LAW Office Second Floor City Hall \ DR. W. E. McCORD ' E'EIfTIST . . . . ; > V7BT ; Dr. Speed's DTag Store Office Phone 212. Abbeville, S. G. and sleep. Comf ortably couched In Caesar's Head Hotel, and fanned by balmy breezes, one is sooq in dreamland, undergoing a reinvigoration of mind and body, and when the cock's shrill clarion has signalled the approach of dawn, one can see: first, the dim outitfies of the beautiful countiy below and beyond, then, as the sun begins to rise, all nature appears at her best,?the woodlands and the meadows, the mountains and the valleys, the /ivulets and the rivers an u.mi mg uiic magnificent panorama, unsurpassed, if equaled* east of the "Father of Waters." MANNING COMMENTS ON GERMAN NOTE Columbia, July 10.? (Special).? Governor Manning late tonight gave out the following statement: "The German note fails to comply with guarantees required by President Wilson. The President will insist on the protection of American lives and American interests and will assert; our rights under international law. The insistence may break diplomatic relations. I hope and believe the President will find a way to avoid war and still maintain the honor of America, but the people of this country trust his judgment and will support him whatever the event." f . APPRECIATE JUDGE HILL. Wn am +/-? Imnw tVinf TVfr. T? tt c aiu gmu wv ?*?w?? v??v.w E. Hill has been re-appointed Master in Equity for Abbeville county, as he is a good official?thoroly capable. and prompt in attending to the duties of his office.?McCormick Messenger. The governor has commuted to life imprisonment the sentence of Greenwood Rodgers, of Laurens county, convicted on charge of arson and sentenced to be hung and granted a pardon to William Canety, of Calhoun, on the charge of assault and battery and intent to kill. A careful perusal of the excellent address of Chief Justice Gary, published on the front page of today's tinner is hound to leave an inmression I?x ? that this distinguished jurist has given much consideration to what he ~1>?A?I1 J ???? ?vi Art/?ne?iA? A M/1 iM 3I1UU1U OUy \Jii vino vvcaoivn. i mu m our opinion Judge Gary has chosen and prepared his subject matter with much wisdom and ability. The whole tenor of the address is wholesome and uplifting along lines that stand in serious need of elevation, and what his honor says, especially com- 1 ing from a man ocupying his lofty position, is well calculated to bring about present and future good. The address should not only be read and studied; but it should be filed away and read and studied again.?Yorkville Enquirer, fpj&999 999 9999999 f PALM BEACH | Cleaned and * 30 cen | We havebough h\ _ _ | Press for the 35 Try Ui I Afbeville Steam I Phone 08% - ' ' ' ' * ' -' * Cigars Speed's Drug Phone IS Always (Ready to ? ? x Stationery 1 nr : ? ' h Cement! Cement [{ DIXIE ROYAL PORI I j LAND Cement, per sad jl We are looking fc {i higher prices. Come an |1 leave your orders for . II delivery. } I THE P. ROSENBERG. 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HILL & CO.; 9 re a full stock of Bur* t's and Eddy's Flavor? 3. They are the high- ^ ; J| grade manufactured- .jft [ excellent "for ICE" . EAM and Desserts. turneff's Pastes fl 3 very best for color- |U We have all the IH >rs,. Pink, Blue, Yel, Violet, etc., in stock o HB Sunshine Cakes , fl i most delicious sweets Hfl the market. Always h in stock. > > IM M. MUftSMS- I Phone 126 wm